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HAMMER TIME
PSU's sack-happy defense clamps down on the Badgers
Penn State has been asking a lot of its defense
this season. A week ago at Michigan, that defense
did about as much as humanly possible to keep
the Nittany Lions competitive in a game in which
their offense was overwhelmed. This Saturday
against Wisconsin, the defense did that and
more, spearheading a bounce-back 22-10 vic-
tory.
Penn State held the Badgers to 269 yards, 71 of
which came on a long touchdown burst by national
rushing leader Jonathan Taylor on their third of-
fensive play of the game. A>er Taylor's run, Wis-
consin managed only a field goal in the game's final
49 minutes. Its 10 points were a season-low.
"That's the fourth-ranked rushing offense in the
country," coach James Franklin said. "I thought
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Shareef Miller
gets the drop
on Wisconsin
quarterback
Jack Coan. The
Nittany Lions
totaled five
sacks in their
victory over
the Badgers,
including two
by Miller, two
by Robert
Windsor and
one by Yetur
Gross-Matos.
Photo by
Steve Manuel
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